Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries a battered shortspear and tarnished longsword as well. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 27000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple black robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. He carries with him a set of flails on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His copper crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Katherine was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a violet coat. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Stylist kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to raise his children well

Bonds: Religious, Military, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp. Jasper (20 gp). 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Masterwork manacles.